title: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with adolescent thoracic scoliosis: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare locally aggressive vascular tumor that usually presents as a superficial or deep soft tissue mass with associated cutaneous lesions. We report a unique spinal KHE with painless thoracic scoliosis in a 14-year-old girl. She underwent simultaneous tumor biopsy, spinal deformity correction and fusion. At 3 years follow-up, the patient's MRI showed no significant deterioration of process without any therapy. KHE presenting as scoliosis is rare and to our knowledge this is the first recognized case in the reported world literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Guixing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jinqian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome